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Log. Mt.
11 march-1963-Continued
California Condor. Eben Mcmillan
11 March 1963
who informed us we could come and go into
the Boney Mt. area, on this Ranch, at our pleasure. We
then drove to the Simi Valley and lunched on the Sho
Club, of Bruce Strathern. We did not get to see Bruce as he
was not present. We saw workmen driving thousand
of mallard ducks from a pens down a lane To a
pond of water about 300 yards down the valley in
which this shooting preserve is located. This driving or
acquaint
is done to attract the ducks with the water area To W
they are supposed to fly when they are to be used as
targets in this flight.
We drove to Fillmore- obtained a key to the Percy Ranch
Gate from Gene Percy's Father, then drove to the Hupper, his
Ranch
of Gene Percy. Arriving at the Percy yard at 2:15 P.M.
Condor-
We had only visited with Mr. Percy for a few minutes, when
a Condor injuremile plumage sailed in from the South, a bit
to our North. As this Condor headed for the open hillside
area North of the Percy home, a Golden Eagle dropped from
out of the Hupper Mountain area and dove close to the Condor
that immediately turned and diving to get away from the
Eagle that appeared to slow up as it reached the Condor, and
seemed to hold behind the Condor at a distance of about 5 feet a
disappeared.
The Condor dove, flew out and disappeared into the
Hupper canyon to the S.W. The Golden Eagle remained in the
for at least 30 minutes after it had driven off the Condor.
Mr. Percy told us that a Golden Eagle had dove but
and forced, Two Condors to the ground on the ridge
to the North and East of his house on February 7-1963. The
afternoon after we had left the last visit we made to
this area. These Condors were attracted to this ridge by
the Calf carcass I had dragged to the top of this ridge from
Oak trees on the north side of the ridge where I had found
it the morning of Feb. 7 as an Eagle was seen flying
Eagle-
Condor-
7 Feb.
any food
entered before